Head to head

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti vs AMD Radeon R9 290

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti is ahead by 7% on our index and meets the recommended card of 25 more games. Below: where each one wins.

Card one Card two

Performance index 15 14

Video memory 3 GB 4 GB

Rated power 250 W 275 W

Launch price $699 $399

Index per $100 2.1 3.5

Games at recommended 158 183

Released20132013

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At 1440p in the heaviest games

Modelled FPS, high preset, AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D. Left: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti; right: AMD Radeon R9 290.

Is the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti faster than the AMD Radeon R9 290?

Yes — the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti scores 15 on our index to the AMD Radeon R9 290's 14, a 7% gap.

Which one runs more games at the recommended spec?

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti meets the recommended graphics card of 158 of 274 games; the AMD Radeon R9 290, 183.